Howl1, v. i.
v. i. [imp. & p. p. HOWLED (hould); p. pr. & vb. n. HOWLING.] [M. Ger. hülen, M. H. Ger. hiulen, hiuwelen, O. H. Ger. hiuwilōn, N. H. Ger. heulen, D. huilen, Dan. hyle, Sw. & Icel. yla, Lat. ululare, Gr. ὑλάω.]
Sense 1. To cry as a dog or wolf; to utter a loud, protracted, and mournful sound; to make a prolonged cry, like that of a wolf or dog.
Methought a legion of foul fiends Encompassed me and howled in my ears. Shak.
Sense 2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and distressfully; to wail.
Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand! Isa. xiii. 6.
Sense 3. To make a loud noise resembling the cry of a wild beast; to roar, as a tempest.
Howling wilderness, a dreary and desolate place inhabited only by wild beasts. Deut. xxxii. 10.